The fee is believed to be in the region of £30m - the second biggest signing in Liverpool's history.

Firmino, who scored the winner for Brazil against Venezuela on Sunday, has been in the Bundesliga since 2011, scoring 35 goals in 140 appearances for Hoffenheim, playing a traditional number 10 style role.

He will be back in action on Saturday where the Neymar-less team – the Barcelona striker is banned from the rest of the tournament – will take on Paraguay in the Copa quarter finals.

He is likely to start the game alongside his future team-mate, Philippe Coutinho, who started against Venezuela and played for 67 minutes.